Sneak peek into annual defined contribution plan report shows average participant balances reached an all-time high amid ...

Approximately 80% of all Americans aged 60 and older are homeowners, and housing wealth accounts for about 48% of the median ...

In a 2024 study evaluating the match formulas of over 1300 employer-sponsored retirement plans, Vanguard discovered that employer contributions around 401(k)s are highly concentrated, with 44% of ...

With more defined contribution retirement plans offering automatic features and increasing default deferral rates, Vanguard found that participant outcomes remained strong in 2024.

If you’ve been dreaming of retirement since you entered the workforce, you might have a certain idea of what it looks like.

A growing share of Americans are dipping into their retirement nest eggs to handle immediate financial challenges, ...

In a 2024 study evaluating the match formulas of over 1300 employer-sponsored retirement plans, Vanguard discovered that employer contributions around 401(k)s are highly concentrated, with 44% of ...

First, more employers are automatically enrolling workers in retirement plans, meaning the pool of those with otherwise little savings has likely grown larger. Last year, 61 percent of 401(k)-type ...

In 2024, almost half of defined contribution retirement plan participants (45%) increased their deferral rates, up from 43% in 2023 and 39% in 2022. Deferral rates are the amount savers set aside from ...